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Matters of moment, August 1998
It is hard for any editor to explain to the satisfaction of his readers why a magazine's price needs to…
It is hard for any editor to explain to the satisfaction of his readers why a magazine's price needs to…
Ken Tyrrell was at Goodwood's Festival of Speed, thoroughly enjoying his retirement from motorsport, and happy to be on the…
In Historic Motor Racing News, the rather rarefied monthly which circulates to owners of the more glamorous old racing cars,…
In this issue we discuss historic racing on a budget, but many people are discovering low-cost historic rallying. Easy runs…
A £1m estimate has been set on a prime Aston Martin when it goes to auction at Christie's sale at…
The late Vasek Polak’s Porsche 917/10 turbocar, which 23-year-old Jody Scheckter raced in the 1973 Can-Am Championship and famously described…
Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to race in World Championship Grands Prix — she raced a Maserati 250F…
XK 50th Anniversary at Donington was one of the biggest gatherings of XK Jaguars ever. Amongst events for Jaguars old…
Williams FW08 racer Bob Berridge scored his second successive victory in the Motor Sport-supported FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship as…
The Vintage Sports Car Club travelled to OuIton Park. Cheshire, at the end of June for its annual Sir Henry…
Publishing schedules mean you’ve got the better of me again. As I write this, the Formula One teams are turning…
Join the club Sir, The British Racing Mechanics Club, founded in 1936 at Brooklands, by that late, great Wally Hassan…
By Sydney Allard My crew consisted of Guy Warburton and Tom Lush, and our arrangements were that Guy and I…
Lotus 79 If ever you were a Lotus fan Goodwood brought it all back. In the paddock, for example, were…
Right from the start, in his own mind he’s a giant. A good giant. And he does things that back…
If a diesel racing car sounds silly, you’l be surprised as its rivals were to learn that one claimed pole…
As plans are made for the forthcoming London to Sydney marathon, Gordon Cruickshank looks back 30 years to the first…
A few days after qualifying second for the 1977 South African Grand Prix, Carlos Pace returned to his beloved Brazil.…
Shekhar Mehta – Peugeot 204 & Lancia Fulvia Coupe Shekhar Mehta, five times winner of the East African Safari Rally…
It’s going to be a weird weekend for Cal Crutchlow. He will be contesting the Indianapolis GP for Monster Yamaha but I suspect that journalists at his daily media debriefs…
The arrival of unlimited tobacco sponsorship funding and road car manufacturers led F1 into an innovative decade
The recent recruitment of Alex Albon to Williams as George Russell’s 2022 replacement is great news for a driver whose initial promise was brought up short when he was paired…
The World Rallycross Championship put on a herculean effort to get its Hong Kong street circuit completed in barely more than a week – circuit designers Apex explain how they did it